Saturday, November 29, 2008

1957

In many ways, the year 1957 was building towards the high-water mark for the decade. It was the year that saw man's first successful spacecraft: Sputnik. On earth, it was the beginning of Detroit's big tail fin craze. Space Race and Big Fins

In theaters, there were no big sci-fi hits or classics as the years before had produced, but there were more sci-fi films released in '57 than any of the previous years. 50s sci-fi was building to a crescendo. Below are the many sci-fi films of 1957, in roughly chronological order:

Not Of This Earth -- An obscure Roger Corman film, but an interesting tale of alien infiltration, a prelude to conquest. Double-billed with Crab Monsters.

Attack of the Crab Monsters -- Roger Corman monster flick about radiation-mutated giant crabs who absorb the intellects of those they devour.

I'm looking for a BRITISH MADE FILM about some insects that come to earth and inplant DNA into early caveman humans. The effect of this DNA is awakened and effects modern age people. These now long dead insects came from MARS. Their ship and bodies are found while digging a new tunnel for a subway system...I can't remember the name of the movie. E-mail me at dalododt@embarqmail.com

Without re-watching it to be sure, it sounds like you're describing "Quatermass and the Pit." This was a british TV series in 1958, redone as a feature film in 1967 titled "Five Million Years to Earth." The insects found in a subway was definitely from Q & the Pit.

looking for movie where comets fall at night, and are located by persons running a food plant(I think)-has large vats, one contains what is falling to earth in comets-creature that eats people. things in comets are like things in"the Blob". Fallen comets are referred to as "overshoots" ?? Does this sound familiar to anyone?

My 81 year old friend says he remembers a movie from 1957 called "Journey to the Depths of the Earth". I bought him Journey to the Center of the Earth but he said "no, it's Depths of the Earth". Any thoughts on this?? Thanks, South Carolina Granny

Granny,The only film I know of in 1957 which might come close, is The Incredible Petrified World. Stars John Carridine. It is a rough paraphrase of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth. But as far as I know, it was not released with "Depths of the Earth" as an alternate title. Have your friend watch Petrified World, and see if that was it.

Or, ask for a few more scenes or plot elements to help narrow it down.

I think this movie is from 1957. A family who lives in the mid west is expecting their relative (a priest) to arrive form Italy of whom they've never met. A Dracula like being is on the train with the priest. Dracula kills the priest and assumes his identity. He lives with the family until they finally figure out they are not housing their Italian priest relative but rather a live vampire. Anyone know the name of this B&W classic? Would appreciate a reply at my Ya Hoo.com account which is revup67 - thank you. Please title the email "vampire" so I know it is from this thread

I believe the film revup67 is recalling is the 1958 film "Return of Dracula", aka The Curse of Dracula, aka The Fantastic Disappearing Man. It's a neat little film almost forgotten today because it came out the same year as Hammer's first Dracula film.

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